Whiskey_Hound
Jim Beam Single Barrel Bourbon (95 Proof)
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
August 7, 2020 (edited April 10, 2021)
I've been all of the Jim Beam small batch series for a while now--which I'm very high on. Now I'm turning to the Jim Beam core range with this single barrel offering. I've yet to try a "Jim Beam" branded product that I enjoyed. Let's see if this is the one.
Barrel No. JB 8375
Nose: Some classic Beam notes of peanut brittle, orange peel, brown sugar, caramel, and vanilla. Some candy corn, toffee, and gala apple. Bitter cocoa and
oak. Clove, nutmeg, allspice, and cinnamon spice.
Palate: Caramel, vanilla, milk chocolate, and brownie. Gala apple and peach. A touch of cocoa and brown sugar. Mid-palate is dominated by clove, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and oak. While it's not the most complex, it's polished and quite tasty.
Finish: Loads of bitter cocoa. Peanut brittle, orange peel, and some dried apricot. Moderate length finish.
Very good bourbon. Not as impressive as the majority of the Small Batch Series, but still solid in its own right. I've sampled a couple other Jim Beam Single Barrels. This is the best. Your mileage will vary. This particular barrel was not spectacular in any one way. But it is remarkably consistent and is a great embodiment of the classic. Jim Beam profile.
And it offers great VFM. At $30, I can only think of one whiskey I've enjoyed this much that was cheaper (that'd be Buffalo Trace.) Keep in my mind whiskey is expensive here in Jersey. Regardless, this gets the job done. I think I've found the first Jim Beam branded product that I can get behind.
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@Zachary-Robbins Wow, I thought we might at least get a cork in it. Still not as bad as getting a screw top on your bottle of Weller though lol
@ContemplativeFox Yup, it's a screw top now lol. Seems odd on the shelf at $40 when the other four are $27.
@Zachary-Robbins Thanks for that info. I'm disappointed by the change in bottle shape, but the increased proof sounds promising!
@Whiskey_Hound They changed the proof and the bottle shape for a revamp of the single barrel. The bottle and label are the same as their core lineup now. I think it was just released this year. Here in NC that rollout is obviously slow because I still see the 95 proof bottles everywhere and only saw the 108 proof at one store so far, so I grabbed it.
@Zachary-Robbins I wasn't aware they added a new one. JB is really pumping them out! @ContemplativeFox I gave it my best shot!
The way you describe it, it sounds tasty!
That's actually kind of cheap, Jim Beam SiB MSRP is $40 in NC for both the 47.5% and 54%. I picked up the new 54% a few weeks ago and really like it so far, big step up from their core series.